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a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or the Director of Health's Designee to sign a retroactive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The Regents of the University of California, on Behalf of its Berkeley Campus (UC Berkeley) to participate in the Transdiagnostic Sleep and Circadian Treatment Study that will improve severe mental illness outcomes in community Mental Health, retroactive to March 2, 2020 through March 2, 2024; and
b. Authorize the Director of Health or the Director of Health's Designee to act as the agent for the County in processing all documentation in coordination of the study; and
c. Authorize the Director of Health or the Director of Health's Designee to approve up to three (3) future amendments to this MOU where the amendments do not significantly change the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or the Director of Health's Designee to sign a retroactive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The Regents of the University of California, on Behalf of its Berkeley Campus (UC Berkeley) to participate in the Transdiagnostic Sleep and Circadian Treatment Study that will improve severe mental illness outcomes in community Mental Health, retroactive to March 2, 2020 through March 2, 2024; and
b. Authorize the Director of Health or the Director of Health's Designee to act as the agent for the County in processing all documentation in coordination of the study; and
c. Authorize the Director of Health or the Director of Health's Designee to approve up to three (3) future amendments to this MOU where the amendments do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
In September 2019, UC Berkeley was the recipient of a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, a division of the US Department of Health and Human Services Administration, to facilitate behavioral health care service providers to deliver therapeutic ...
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